Embassy of India
Cairo
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Press Release
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Ministry of External Affairs is offering 13 slots to Egyptian students under its India - Africa Maitri Scholarship Scheme for the academic year 2024-2025 for studying in Under-graduate, Post-graduate and PhD courses in various Indian Universities/Institutes.
Interested students should register and apply on the ICCR A2A Scholarship Portal. Some of the main highlights of the Scholarship Scheme are as follows:
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The applicant must register and apply online on the ICCR Scholarship Portal “Admission 2 Alumni” at http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/ The last date of application to be submitted by students is 31st May 2024.
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Students between the age of 18 to 40 are eligible to apply for UG & PG courses, while age eligibility for PhD program is up to 50 years. Applicants have the option to apply to five Universities/Institutes in order of their preference of study. Applicants are advised to visit website of respective Universities /Institutes regularly to check courses offered, eligibility criteria and general information about the University/ Institute before applying for admission.
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Since the medium of instructions for the course is English, the applicant should be able to speak, read and write in English. For academic year 2024-2025, a 500-word essay in English has been introduced to ascertain English proficiency. Besides, students can also submit their TOFEL/IELTS etc.
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For BSc and BE/B. Tech courses, candidates must have opted for physics, chemistry, and mathematics (PCM) in their school exiting examination, as this is mandatory criteria for Engineering courses.
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Only applications submitted through the A2A Scholarship Portal will be considered. The application will not be considered without English translation of documents, if the original documents are not in English.
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Detailed guidelines on the process of applying for ICCR Scholarships are available on the A2A portal.
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The scholarship will cover return economy class airfare, tuition fees, living allowance, and stay in the campus hostel.
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